Extended Oral Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Diabetic Fracture Patients
Recruiting
Phase 4
Interventional Study
Fracture Lower Leg
Diabetes
Fracture Fixation, Internal
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if taking an antibiotic pill for 7 days after surgery reduces the risk of wound infection in adults with poorly controlled diabetes who have surgery to fix a broken bone in the leg, ankle, or foot. It will also learn about the safety of the extended antibiotic course. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does a 7-day antibiotic course after surgery…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Low extremity fracture requiring surgical treatment
* Uncontrolled diabetes (Hemoglobin A1c \> 7.0 or random glucose \> 200 mg/dL)
* Age 18 years or older
* Able to provide informed consent
* English or Spanish speaker
Exclusion Criteria:
* Known allergy to prescribed antibi…
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